Committed to Jail – On Monday last George CARTER, John WILSON and Henry CLAY, all colored, were committed to jail, in this place, for larceny. (page 3, col 1) Source: Cleveland Banner (Cleveland, TN); 24 May 1872. Available online at Google News Archive.
James McELWEE, colored, was committed to jail on the 15th inst., for larceny. (page 3, col 2) Source: Cleveland Banner (Cleveland, TN); 17 May 1872. Available online at Google News Archive
On Wednesday night last, two negroes, Jo. BAIN and George INMAN, had a slight tussel [sic], during which the former shot himself through the hand. Cause– too much bensine. (page 3, col 2) Source: Cleveland Banner (Cleveland, TN); 17 May 1872. Available online at Google News Archive
Circuit Court – Alfred COOIE, the colored man who has been robbing stores in Cleveland “on a sly,” and in whose possession the stolen goods were found by marshal BURGESS, has had his trial last week and was sentenced to the penitentiary for three years. Source: Weekly Herald (Cleveland, TN); 15 September 1876. Available
Jake STAPLES, a negro, ravished the wife of Farmer Rule LEWIS, who lives about twelve miles from Knoxville, Tenn. Source: Roanoke Beacon, 28 February 1890. Available online at digitalnc.org.
Excerpted from the Circuit Court column: Frank BEASLEY, colored, was next arraigned, and a jury selected to try him for the murder of Bester JENKINS, also colored, in this city some time last year. He was acquitted. Source: Whig & Tribune. 9 September 1871. Available online at Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
Excerpt from the Circuit Court column: Collier DAVIS, colored, indicted for the murder of Adam WALKER, colored, an old man who, in the language of the attorney defending DAVIS, stood as it were in the “twilight of two worlds,” being over an hundred years of age, and who was murdered
Correction — Last week we chronicled in this column, the robbery of “uncle Overton,” an old colored peddler, by Isaac TROTTER. Isaac is jealous of his good name, and requests us to say he did no such thing. We make the correction, with pleasure, for we will not, knowingly trample
Amos BRADLEY killed his brother-in-law, Bill ADAMS, on the farm of R.H. BRADLEY, in Williamson county, two weeks ago, and is jail for it. They were colored. Source: Whig & Tribune. 9 September 1871. Available online at Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
Heartless Act of Sallie Crum, a Memphis Girl Gave Her Baby to a Negress, Who Starved It When Found Rats Had Eaten Its Head, Feet and Hands Away – -Mother and Nurse Arrested Source: Nashville American, page 2, 1 October 1894
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